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Movie/TV Show Being Reviewed:
Newnham, N., Lebrecht, J., Bolder, S., (Producers), & Newnham, N., & Lebrecht, J. (Directors). (2020). Crip Camp [Motion picture]. United States: Higher Ground Productions.

Reviewer:
K. Lynn Pierce

Genre:
Documentary

Movies/TV Shows:
Movie

Suggested Age Range:
Adults Only

Subject Headings:
Disability/Ability Issues, Multicultural/Cross-cultural Issues, Social Justice

Review:
Crip Camp is an empowering documentary that delivers stories from the people at the forefront of the disability rights movement. Footage from Camp Jened, a summer camp for people with disabilities that operated from the 1950s to 1970s is paired with interviews from a number of participants reflecting on their involvement with the disability rights movement and advocacy for accessibility legislation. Crip Camp captures authentic disability community voices and tells the personal stories often absent from the discussion of the disability rights movement. The story of the longest sit-in in a federal government office in US history, for example, is not a footnote in a text book. Told by those who were there, it becomes a story of a diverse community finding common ground in their vastly different experiences of disability, resilience and tenacity, and collaboration with other civil rights movement organizations.


This is a film that would be beneficial to anyone working in counseling to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities and the continuing fight for civil rights for the disability community. For rehabilitation focused classes, it provides an overview of an essential historical period for disability advocacy in a personal and impactful way. It would also be at home in a multicultural class, as it refuses to pull punches and would help students to examine disability related biases and assumptions. It is a thought provoking, engaging film encourages discussion of an often overlooked topic. Crip Camp dares us to go beyond the societal stigma surrounding disability and instead is unapologetically, joyfully anti-ableist.

 

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